Thank for Rubyredvi for the request!!!
"It had to be horseback riding." Hiccup murmured to himself as he walked down the trail to the stables.
He had begged his father to let him take horseback riding lessons. His father was very well concerned why he'd want to take horseback since he pretty much fell off anything that moved, but when Hiccup finally told him it was because of Astrid well his father didn't bat an eye.
Astrid was the girl Hiccup liked. She had long blonde hair that she always kept in a braid and light blue eyes. She also loved horseback riding. Everyday she would be at the stables. So Hiccup thought it would be brilliant if he learned how to ride and them they would have something in common.
When he got to the stables he saw a girl there brushing her horse. She was wearing her helmet and riding gear. She had red flaming curly hair that was put into a messy braid. She smiled warmly at him.
"Hello. You must be Hiccup. I'm your trainer Merida." She said in her Scottish accent.
"Oh I thought....."
"You thought.....what?" She asked.
"Well I thought you were going to be a guy trainer that's all. The flier said the lessons were given by a Mr.Khal (GoT reference anyone? lol sorry)
"Oh yes he gives lessons but he's completely full so you have to settle with me." She said.
"Aren't you young to be a trainer?" He asked.
"You ask a lot of questions don't ya boy?"
"Yeah kind of a habit. Sorry,"
"I don't mind..,. Well let's get started! Have you ever ridden a horse before?"
"Nope."
"Alright well let's start with the basics. Teaching you how to put on a saddle." She said grabbing a big brown leather saddle.
"Here take this." She said giving him the saddle.
The saddle was heavier than Hiccup thought.
"Alright now let's set you up with Toothless."
"Toothless?" He asked.
"Yes he's going to be your horse. He's new just like you."
"Why is his name Toothless?"
"Well when he eats he never shows his teeth. It's kind of odd looks like he chews with his lips." She said.
They went towards the black horse. He was a little smaller than Merida's horse. But he was a beauty. The horse looked at Hiccup with big eyes.
"Give him this." Merida insisted handing him a carrot.
"Why?"
"Because you have to earn his trust and the best way to do that is feed him."
Hiccup put down the saddle and took the carrot from Merida's hand.
He slowly stretched his arm out making the carrot go near the horse's mouth. Toothless took part of the carrot and hid his teeth while he chewed.
"Huh!? Cool." Hiccup said.
"Let's start your lesson!" Merida said.
........
"I am never doing horseback again." Hiccup said flopping on his bed.
He was tired and sore. He hasn't realized how much work horse back riding was. Weren't the horses suppose to do most of the work?
